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The Queen has delighted millions of viewers by appearing in a surprise comic sketch with Paddington Bear to kick-start the Jubilee concert on Saturday.
Elizabeth II and the digitally animated character met for a chaotic cream tea at 'Buckingham Palace'.
The monarch and the famous bear - both much loved British institutions - tapped out the beat of the We Will Rock You anthem together on china teacups using silver spoons as a unique way of getting the celebrations under way.
Beaming: The Queen has delighted millions of viewers by appearing in a surprise comic sketch with Paddington Bear to kick-start the Jubilee concert on Saturday
The secretly-pre-recorded humorous sequence played at the start of the televised BBC's Platinum Party at the Palace, the unlikely duo set the rhythm for opening act Queen + Adam Lambert - who joined in on the main stage.
The duo were pictured sat opposite each other at a table, laid for afternoon tea, covered with a white linen cloth in an opulent room.
Paddington began by telling the Queen that he hoped she was 'having a lovely Jubilee' before Her Majesty offered some tea.
The bear was quick to forget his manners as he sat in the lavish dining room drinking from the spout of the teapot.
Sweet: Elizabeth II and the digitally animated character met for a chaotic cream tea at 'Buckingham Palace'
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